Ronan Farrow standing by his reporting in his new book about NBC News, killing his Weinstein story in 2017. Despite Chairman Andy lacks insistence that Pharaohs account is fundamentally untrue. During an appearance on Good Morning America on Friday to promote his book, Catch and Kill, Pharaoh maintained his claim that NBC News killed his bombshell article about Harvey Weinstein's alleged sexual misconduct. After the disgrace producer spooked the network with reports of Matt Lauer's own sexual misconduct allegations. When ABC host George Stephanopoulos read out NBC News is denial, Pharaoh responded by saying that he was confident in the reporting in the book, and he will let it stand on its own watch. The point here is not that we did indeed have multiple named women and every draft of this story. We did indeed have a taped confession from Harvey Weinstein. Uh, the point is that they ordered a hard stop to reporting. They told me and a producer working on this, that we should not take a single call. They told us to cancel interviews. Farrell recalls wondering at the time why he was stopped from finishing his story, saying, Quote the question for years has been Why? Because every journalist at that institution didn't understand why. And I think the book answers that question. This was a company with a lot of secrets. Farrell went on to allege that there was a chain of secret settlements at NBC News that were covered up by the company long before Matt Lauer's own sexual misconduct allegations made headlines earlier this week. Lack denied Farrow's claims. NBC News squashed his story in an internal memo to NBC staff obtained by people in which he defends the talent, integrity and decency of the organization and goes on to write, in part quote. It disappoints me to say that even with the passage of time, Barrows account has become neither more accurate, norm or respectful of the dedicated colleagues he worked with here at NBC News. He uses a variety of tactics to paint a fundamentally untrue picture that was part of this quote. Their lack added that as Pharaoh began reporting his Weinstein story, NBC News completely supported it over many months with Resource is both financial and editorial. Lack claimed in the memo that the story was killed because at the time it did not meet their standards for broadcast, nor that of any major news organization. In his memo, Lack also denied Farrow's claims about the previous secret settlements. An NBC News spokesperson added. The first time we learned about Matt Lauer's sexual misconduct in the workplace was the night of November 27th 2017 and he was fired in 24 hours. Any suggestion that we knew prior to that evening paid any hush money or trying to cover up any aspect of lowers appalling behavior is absolutely false. That's their statement, the spokesperson continued. NBC used Legal Team, has done an exhaustive research or search of available records and conducted dozens of interviews of past and present staff and uncovered no claims or settlements relating to allegations of inappropriate conduct by Matt Lauer that predate his firing on Lee Following his termination did we reach agreements with two women who would come forward for the very first time, and those women have always been free to share their stories about lower with anyone they choose. Ronan Farrow is also defending the rape claim in his book against Matt Lauer. Lauer has denied his accuser Brooke Nevels allegations, claiming it was consensual. But during his appearance on G. M. A. Pharaoh says that Nevels quote presents a persuasive response to lowers denial, adding that the evidence that he uncovered during his reporting backs that up. The facts of her case, which are backed by documentation and eye witnesses, suggest that there was an encounter here that she consistently has described as non consensual, and she says regardless of what happened before and after that and how we interpreted that, she said, No to a physical act. Barrel also claims that everything in the book has been extensively fact checked.

Matt Lauer accused author Ronan Farrow on Tuesday of shoddy and biased journalism in his book “Catch and Kill” that included what Lauer says is a false accusation that the former “Today” show host raped a co-worker.Farrow, a Pulitzer Prize-winning staff writer at The New Yorker, said Lauer “is just wrong.”Lauer penned an article published on the Mediaite website a day after an investigation in The New York Times suggested that Farrow, who won a Pulitzer for his work on the accusations against Hollywood mogul Harvey Weinstein, was less than thorough in vetting his work.Lauer, similarly, said Farrow had not corroborated several specific accusations against him in the 2019 book, “Catch and Kill.”NBC fired Lauer in 2017 for an inappropriate relationship with a co-worker. In Farrow's book, that former co-worker, Brooke Nevils, said Lauer raped her in a Sochi hotel room during the 2014 Winter Olympics. Lauer denies the rape charges, and both he and Nevils said they had a subsequent consensual relationship.“What I found when I read the book was frankly shocking, and it should concern anyone who cares about journalism,” Lauer wrote. “This is not just about accusations against the former host of the ‘Today’ show.”Lauer noted the bad feelings between Farrow and NBC News, which declined to air the work he had done while at the network on the Weinstein story. He subsequently took his material to the New Yorker.As a result, “he became a magnet and a willing ear for anyone with negative stories about the network and people who worked for it,” Lauer said.Farrow tweeted a brief response to Lauer's lengthy piece: “All I'll say on this is that Matt Lauer is just wrong. ‘Catch and Kill’ was thoroughly reported and fact-checked, including with Matt Lauer himself.”Farrow's publisher, Little, Brown and Co., said it fully supported the author.“Ronan's dedication to a deep and thorough fact-check of his reporting, his commitment to the rights of victims and his impeccable attention to detail and nuance make us proud to be his publisher,” the company said in a statement.Mediaite said that its editors checked with four people that Lauer spoke to for his article, and they all independently backed up the conversations they had with him.

Matt Lauer accused author Ronan Farrow on Tuesday of shoddy and biased journalism in his book “Catch and Kill” that included what Lauer says is a false accusation that the former “Today” show host raped a co-worker.

Farrow, a Pulitzer Prize-winning staff writer at The New Yorker, said Lauer “is just wrong.”

Lauer, similarly, said Farrow had not corroborated several specific accusations against him in the 2019 book, “Catch and Kill.”

NBC fired Lauer in 2017 for an inappropriate relationship with a co-worker. In Farrow's book, that former co-worker, Brooke Nevils, said Lauer raped her in a Sochi hotel room during the 2014 Winter Olympics. Lauer denies the rape charges, and both he and Nevils said they had a subsequent consensual relationship.

“What I found when I read the book was frankly shocking, and it should concern anyone who cares about journalism,” Lauer wrote. “This is not just about accusations against the former host of the ‘Today’ show.”

Lauer noted the bad feelings between Farrow and NBC News, which declined to air the work he had done while at the network on the Weinstein story. He subsequently took his material to the New Yorker.

As a result, “he became a magnet and a willing ear for anyone with negative stories about the network and people who worked for it,” Lauer said.

Farrow tweeted a brief response to Lauer's lengthy piece: “All I'll say on this is that Matt Lauer is just wrong. ‘Catch and Kill’ was thoroughly reported and fact-checked, including with Matt Lauer himself.”

All I’ll say on this is that Matt Lauer is just wrong. Catch and Kill was thoroughly reported and fact-checked, including with Matt Lauer himself.

Farrow's publisher, Little, Brown and Co., said it fully supported the author.

“Ronan's dedication to a deep and thorough fact-check of his reporting, his commitment to the rights of victims and his impeccable attention to detail and nuance make us proud to be his publisher,” the company said in a statement.

Mediaite said that its editors checked with four people that Lauer spoke to for his article, and they all independently backed up the conversations they had with him.